Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) Meeting

Thursday, June 6, 2019, 7:00 AM - Friday, June 7, 2019, 1:00 PM, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

The Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) is an international consortium dedicated to facilitating use of pharmacogenetic tests for patient care. One barrier to implementation of pharmacogenetic testing in the clinic is the difficulty in translating genetic laboratory test results into actionable prescribing decisions for affected drugs. CPIC addresses this barrier via its guidelines www.cpicpgx.org. This meeting will focus on strategies for successful implementation of CPIC guidelines into clinical practice, including practical considerations for choosing genetic testing platforms and clinical labs, reporting genetic results to patient and clinicians, and implementer perspectives on navigating the electronic health record for reporting pharmacogenetic results. The meeting will conclude with a “hands on” program exploring the real-world considerations and challenges of implementing pharmacogenetics into clinical practice.

1. Identify practical considerations for choosing a genetic testing platform and clinical laboratory.
2. Summarize the risks and benefits of returning pharmacogenetic test results directly to patients and provide examples of good practices.
3. Describe barriers to implementation of pharmacogenetics using different EHRs and strategies to overcome them.
4. Define successful implementation of pharmacogenetics and associated improvements in patient outcomes.
5. Outline the current and emerging application of pharmacogenetics in the field of psychiatry.
6. Explain the method CPIC uses for evaluating pharmacogenetics literature.
7. Identify methods (successes and pitfalls) used to implement pharmacogenetics successfully.

Please note: registration is now closed. 

Early bird registration will open on January 14, 2019 and is $75.00.  The deadline is April 1, 2019. 

Regular registration will open April 2, 2019 and is $150.00.  The deadline is May 1, 2019. 

Other Information

If you have any questions about this meeting, please contact Dawn Fisher at [email protected] or 901-595-3663. 

Please review our hospital guest policy, which includes important infection control information.

Call for Abstracts (Submission deadline: April 15, 2019, 11:59 PM ET)

Participants are invited to submit abstracts for the poster session.  Abstracts will be accepted only through the conference website and there is no fee for submission.  Acceptance notifications and guidelines will be sent in early May 2019.  Please note that submitting an abstract does not register you for this meeting. 

If your abstract was accepted, please note that the poster boards are 47" wide x 64" high. The boards are higher than they are wide, so be sure to have your poster printed accordingly (ie, vertical orientation). 

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing pharmacy education.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (9.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (9.75 hours)

Peabody Hotel
(901) 529-4000
149 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Peabody Hotel and can be reserved online. A traditional single/double room is $199.00 (rates increase for triple and quadruple occupancy). The hotel fees are per night and are exclusive of applicable taxes, which are 17.75% at the time of posting and are subject to change.

Deadline to reserve a room: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 11:00 p.m. (CST). Reservations may sell out prior to the deadline; therefore, it is recommended that you book your room now. Reservations made after the cutoff date and time will be based on room availability.

Memphis International Airport, located at 2491 Winchester Road is approximately 12 miles from the Memphis Downtown area.

If you need assistance or have questions regarding travel arrangements, please contact April Blankenship at [email protected] or 901-595-6850. 

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